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Revelation 7:9-17 The Sealing of the 144,000

9 The Great Multitude in White Robes
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”

11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

12 saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”

13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”

14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.

16 Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat upon them,
nor any scorching heat.

17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;
he will lead them to springs of living water.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Cross References for Revelation 7:9-17

Ecclesiastes 9:8 - Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:8

Isaiah 60:8 - “Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests? Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:8

Nehemiah 8:15 - and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:15 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:15

Revelation 3:18 - I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothe... Click to read the verse Revelation 3:18 Click to read the verse Revelation 3:18

Genesis 28:14 - Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:14

Genesis 13:16 - I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 13:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:16

Genesis 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth... Click to read the verse Genesis 12:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 12:3

Hebrews 11:12 - And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:12 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:12

1 Timothy 3:16 - Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated b... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:16 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:16

Revelation 11:15 - The Seventh Trumpet The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:15 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:15

Acts 3:25 - And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Ab... Click to read the verse Acts 3:25 Click to read the verse Acts 3:25

Psalms 98:3 - He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the ear... Click to read the verse Psalms 98:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 98:3

Psalms 72:16 - Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flour... Click to read the verse Psalms 72:16 Click to read the verse Psalms 72:16

Luke 15:22 - “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring... Click to read the verse Luke 15:22 Click to read the verse Luke 15:22

Psalms 77:2 - When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul ... Click to read the verse Psalms 77:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 77:2

Luke 21:36 - Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, an... Click to read the verse Luke 21:36 Click to read the verse Luke 21:36

Revelation 6:11 - Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the... Click to read the verse Revelation 6:11 Click to read the verse Revelation 6:11

Genesis 49:10 - The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he c... Click to read the verse Genesis 49:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 49:10

Zechariah 2:11 - “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live a... Click to read the verse Zechariah 2:11 Click to read the verse Zechariah 2:11

Zechariah 8:20-23 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:20-23 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:20-23

Psalms 110:3 - Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of th... Click to read the verse Psalms 110:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 110:3

Hosea 1:10 - “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted.... Click to read the verse Hosea 1:10 Click to read the verse Hosea 1:10

Luke 12:1 - Warnings and Encouragements Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that the... Click to read the verse Luke 12:1 Click to read the verse Luke 12:1

Revelation 5:9 - And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you... Click to read the verse Revelation 5:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 5:9

Matthew 26:28 - This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Click to read the verse Matthew 26:28 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:28

Mark 9:3 - His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. Click to read the verse Mark 9:3 Click to read the verse Mark 9:3

Hebrews 2:10 - In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything e... Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:10

Revelation 7:13 - Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come fr... Click to read the verse Revelation 7:13 Click to read the verse Revelation 7:13

Revelation 19:14 - The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, whit... Click to read the verse Revelation 19:14 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:14

Revelation 3:4 - Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, ... Click to read the verse Revelation 3:4 Click to read the verse Revelation 3:4

Leviticus 23:40 - On the first day you are to take choice fruit from the trees, and palm fronds, leafy branches a... Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:40 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:40

John 12:13 - They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes... Click to read the verse John 12:13 Click to read the verse John 12:13

Psalms 115:14 - May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children. Click to read the verse Psalms 115:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 115:14

Hebrews 12:22 - But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You hav... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:22 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:22

Psalms 22:27 - All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the natio... Click to read the verse Psalms 22:27 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:27

Romans 11:25 - All Israel Will Be Saved I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that yo... Click to read the verse Romans 11:25 Click to read the verse Romans 11:25

Jeremiah 3:17 - At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord, and all nations will gather in Je... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:17

Isaiah 60:22 - The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its ti... Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:22

Revelation 5:11 - Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten t... Click to read the verse Revelation 5:11 Click to read the verse Revelation 5:11

Jeremiah 16:19 - O Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will com... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 16:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 16:19

Psalms 110:2-3 - The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies. Click to read the verse Psalms 110:2-3 Click to read the verse Psalms 110:2-3

Psalms 2:8 - Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. Click to read the verse Psalms 2:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:8

Ezekiel 40:16 - The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openi... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:16

1 Kings 6:29 - On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 6:29 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 6:29

Ezekiel 40:22 - Its openings, its portico and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of t... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:22 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:22

Psalms 117:1-2 - Psalm 117 Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. Click to read the verse Psalms 117:1-2 Click to read the verse Psalms 117:1-2

Revelation 13:6 - He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those ... Click to read the verse Revelation 13:6 Click to read the verse Revelation 13:6

Revelation 4:4 - Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elde... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:4 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:4

Revelation 7:15 - Therefore, “they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he... Click to read the verse Revelation 7:15 Click to read the verse Revelation 7:15

Daniel 4:1 - Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Tree King Nebuchadnezzar, To the peoples, nations and men of every ... Click to read the verse Daniel 4:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 4:1

Ephesians 6:13 - Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:13 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:13

Psalms 76:4 - You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. Click to read the verse Psalms 76:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 76:4

Isaiah 49:12 - See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:12

Song of Songs 6:8 - Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number; Click to read the verse Song of Songs 6:8 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 6:8

Isaiah 2:2-3 - In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mount... Click to read the verse Isaiah 2:2-3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 2:2-3

Galatians 2:16 - know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:16 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:16

Revelation 3:4-5 - Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, ... Click to read the verse Revelation 3:4-5 Click to read the verse Revelation 3:4-5

Romans 15:9-12 - so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: “Therefore I will praise ... Click to read the verse Romans 15:9-12 Click to read the verse Romans 15:9-12

Psalms 72:7-11 - In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more. Click to read the verse Psalms 72:7-11 Click to read the verse Psalms 72:7-11

Isaiah 49:6-8 - he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and b... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:6-8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:6-8

Ezekiel 41:18 - were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two f... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 41:18 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 41:18

Ezekiel 47:5 - He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the wa... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 47:5 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 47:5

Daniel 6:25 - Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language throughout the lan... Click to read the verse Daniel 6:25 Click to read the verse Daniel 6:25

Galatians 1:4 - who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of ... Click to read the verse Galatians 1:4 Click to read the verse Galatians 1:4

Matthew 22:10 - So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both goo... Click to read the verse Matthew 22:10 Click to read the verse Matthew 22:10

Isaiah 60:1-14 - The Glory of Zion “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:1-14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:1-14

Revelation 7:13-15 - Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come fr... Click to read the verse Revelation 7:13-15 Click to read the verse Revelation 7:13-15